Ruth Halpern is a writer, artist, and spoken word performer. She teaches storytelling in public schools and private workshops, writes novels, short stories, children’s books, and memoirs (all as yet unpublished), and writes and illustrates “narrative art.†You can read her essay, “Twelfth Birthday,†on sexual harassment
here. You can see more of her work at
www.ART.ruthstory.com. Ruth lives in Oakland, California with her husband and daughter.
